WRITER/ARTIST ON HOSTAGE: A GRAPHIC NOVEL
KP1 2017
Foreword
My previous book, Hostage, took three months to complete. After it was released I was totally exhausted but ready to try again and correct some mistakes I had made on my previous graphic novel. So I started a new graphic novel. I was halfway through the storyline when I got completely stuck. Pondering on it for weeks, my sister Colleen finally suggested an idea- an idea that completed the story and thus got me ready to write the script. I took a month to finish the script for Hostage, but this time it only took three days. Time passed, and I gradually got to the inking process. It was then that I decided to turn the comic into a black and white story, like my previous short story, Diamond Dash. So I went back to inked page one and covered parts with black and added plenty of shadows (This I do not really recommend unless you are prepared to spend a lot of money on black markers). Anyway, here I present to you, with the help of Colleen:
IAN SU COLLEEN SU
EVEN ROOKIE FBI AGENTS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
I.S. : TO MR. WIESZCZ
C.S.: TO AUNTIE YAO MIAN
Careful. You are
about to be
destroyed big time.
Don’t get
cocky, dude.
Oh yeah?
You wanna die,
fine by me. Oh, really?…Checkmate.
Wha-a…
You gotta concentrate.
How did you
do that?!
Easy Peasy,
Criminals Weasy.
Humph.
Good game, Scott.
Let’s play again-
Detectives
Coleman and Chen,
we need you like,
now.
What is it?
Another case in the
life of a homicide
detective…
Hello, sirs, hey, Lauren.Thank goodness you are
here. Edmund Vorman has been murdered!
No! The legitimate
businessman near the
Dupont Circle?!
It appears that he was
doing his legitimate
business when he was
attacked, murdered, and
burglarized.
Ouch.
We need you to
investigate this case.First, you head over to
his office. Half the city’s
police are there.
No evidence,
nothing in his
office? What was
taken?
Nothing left behind. Two cabinets
were burglarized. Mr. Vorman’s
brother informed us that they
were safes stashed with cash.
And the
cash is all
gone?
Everything except
two dollar bills, a
five and a one.
Okay, not helpful.
Let’s check the
security cameras.
The camera went dead at 10:01:24
P.M. After ten minutes of fumbling,
we managed to turn it on again. We
then saw the screen into Mr.
Vorman’s office, where we saw him
dead, shot.
So it occurred
between those
times.Yes.
This is a Blind-angle case.
Agreed- wait, what’s this?
Oh, my
goodness…
We must get back
to headquarters immediately.
A black glove…
Meanwhile…
Our glove trap is
working, I see. Soon
the whole FBI will
be here.
Then we will
destroy all of
them, ha, ha!
Next stop is Federal
Triangle. Transfer to
Blue Line.
A glove… not sure if
it is a clue. Let’s bring it to the lab.
We are scanning the
glove for fingerprints.
So far, we’ve collected 4.
Two are mine, the other
two thumbprints are
unknown. The code is
7888887.
Track the
fingerprint.
Hmmm,
somewhere in
Saudi Arabia.
Awesome! We’re tracking a
Terrorist from Saudi Arabia
who murdered a guy in D.C.!
We have no idea what his
motive was, though.
Don’t be so sure. Your next
job is to enter this location’s
coordinates onto the Embraer
100 in the Airport and fly
there immediately.
Can I come
too?
Pleeaase?Olivia?
Sorry, Olivia, but
you’re too young.
Plus, you’re only a
rookie.
Humph. I never get to
come with you guys. I’ve
been training for 5
years!
Sure, but the
Director doesn’t
think you’re ready.
And besides,
you’re a girl.
Wait another 10 years, Olivia.
By then you’ll be my age and
you can take my place.
TEN YEARS?! I’ll be
41 by then, old,
gray-haired and wrinkled!
Calm down, Olivia.
Scott is right. Type in
coordinates
00345, please,
captain.
Yes Sir.
Right away.
We’re
approaching
the deserts.
Pyramids? We’re in the
middle east, not Egypt!
I guess it looks
suspicious.
Oooh! Look! A
pyramid!
Captain, what is that
pyramid down
there?
I guess we’ll find out soon
enough. The coordinates are leading me there.
There’s a jet
circling around toward us. Yes, sir.
Right away.
I see it. Looks
like the FBI are
here- get ready
Alim and ADBUL.
Best of luck! Now to find out
what on earth a
pyramid is doing in the middle east.
Maybe-
You’re trespassing,
young men.
Trespassing! Why,
you little-
Um, we were just
wondering what a pyramid
was doing in the middle of
Saudi Arabia. It’s fantastic.
What- hey!
Well, that was easy.
Alim, come and get
these two
scoundrels into base.
Hello? Yes, it’s me. Coleman and Chen
have just been attacked and knocked
out. They’ve been taken into an artificial
pyramid that’s actually a base full of
gangsters. I saw it myself.
Okay. Thanks, John.
We’ll be right there.
…We need you to get
to the pyramid ASAP.
We’ll do it
right away.
Uh, uh. Not you,
Olivia.
Aaaaww!
Coordinates: 00345 Destination: Somewhere in Saudi Arabia Passengers: 4
Meanwhile…Arragh, I can’t get free. They’ve taken
us prisoner.
Duh, they’ve
taken us
prisoner.
They’ve woken up. Alert Lord Loham.
.
Who are you?
And where are
we?You are our
guests.
.نعم سیدي
You!
You may call me Lord
Loham. I am the director
of this organization
dedicated to fighting rotten Americans like you.
Rotten?! Why, you little rotten middle
eastern yourself! You
murdered a nice
businessman for no
reason!
Oh, it was no
black-hearted
murder, young man.
So much more…
It was all a trap for you to get here
to our secret pyramid base. When you
were captured, you would send
distress calls, and soon the entire
FBI gang will be here to save your
necks, and then we will crush them!
And you will see how
easy it is for us to wipe them out.
-Murder, yes. We
don’t care about
what we do.
You can’t do
that! It’s-
This is what Americans can do
to you, nitwit. And once they
do this, oh, they’ll be coming
back with more.
There it is.
Let’s go.
Don’t take another step.
You’ve got a blaster cannon
pointed at your head.
Now what?
I suggest
that we risk
it. RATATATATATARATATATATATAT
RUN!!There! A
button!
BEEP
ZZZTTT
Tell me where the
others are being
held prisoner, Or your life!
Room 34A.
Unless you call for
help, you two, you will
never find your way
out here, needless to
say.
Oh, they had no need
to make any call,
mister.
ZZZZZT
ZZTT
ZZZT
ZZZTTT
ZZT
Anything
unfair?
ZZAAT
CRASH
Oh no! Hector!
Loham, you-
Lord Loham to you, rotten
American. And don’t worry about
your friends. They’ll wake up soon
enough. But with a very nasty headache.
You’re a
monster.
Thanks for the
compliment. But it’s
just us now…
Look, Hector, Vince,
Sandy, and Peter’s
beacons have
disappeared.
They’re in
trouble…
I’ll call more
agents.
Wait, where’s
Olivia?!
FEDERAL TRIANGLE- ½ MILE
DUPONT CIRCLE- 2 MILESREAGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT- 4 MILES
FBI, Ma’am. A ticket to
JED Airport, Saudi Arabia. And
make it quick. I’m in a big rush.
Right away,
miss.
She bought a one-way
ticket to Jeddah, Saudi
Arabia. That way.
United Airlines
(Pant) Flight
#089?
Pushed off two
minutes ago, sir.
You’re too late.
Twenty Minutes Later…
Okay, miss. We’ll
get you there.This will do. $56.34, and what in the
world… a pyramid?
Never mind.
Here’s $57.
قلیالالدخیلأنت !! Ha!
BEEPIntruder!
Hey!Ooh! Mercy!
If you don’t tell me where
the prisoners are, you’ll never open your eyes again.
What prisoners?
Tell me now, or it’s
lights out- painfully!
Okay, okay!
Room 34A!
If you’re lying, I’m
coming back for you.
I swear on my life!
Just don’t kill me!
It’s over for you
two, Americans. Not today, mister.
Oh, dear, oh dear! More
agents! And look, it’s a girl!
I’m terrified…
Oh, it’s more
than a girl,
sunshine.
What’s that on
your body- a
hose?
This is special stun
antidotes. But if it is
overused, it can put you
to sleep too!
Something
unfair?
You’re going to bed
for a few million
years now. Goodnight,
sleeping beauty!
OW!
Boy, thanks
for that,
Olivia.
Oh, It was
nothi-
This base is self-
destructing in 3
minutes minus 60
seconds… 59
seconds…
Oh, no! we need
the exit now! I forgot the
way!
I forgot, too. But I
think I know of a
guy…
I’m serious about my threat now, sir. You
tell us where is the exit now, and we’ll
leave you to die with the pyramid. But if
you don’t… I might as well stun you to
death here.
No! No! No!
No! NO!
Come on!
Come on!
Coleman!
Chen!
Captain! So good to see you.
We need a ride back to D.C.,
but we can’t find one. If
only…
Careful, you’re
about to die.
Not today,
loser.
Checkmate.
The End
HOSTAGE (KP1 2017)Two hitmen have been hired by an infamous
crime boss to kidnap a German millionaire.
This seems very easy for two veteran
killers-until they find the whole country
out for their blood. Still, rebellious
Vincent Guliotte and his Korean partner
Olav Kortaz shoot their way out of several
narrow escapes. But bumps and shudders
come across life every day, and it
gradually gets harder to smuggle the
kidnapped millionaire to the man who hired
them…
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IAN SU is an American Writer/Artist residing in New York City, and he is the artist on the graphic novel
Hostage (For more, go to hostagegraphicnovel.wordpress.com).
Find him on YouTube and on kp1industries.wordpress.com.
COLLEEN SU is Ian Su’s sister and partner in over 50 comic issues, including the rare Python Bounty Series, Super Squad Series, and Super C.I.A. She lives in New York City.
Hostage
IAN SU COLLEEN SU
Investigating the murder of a businessman in
D.C. in hard work for Detectives Coleman and
Chen. In fact, it is the hardest job they have
ever been given. All is not going well until the
detectives find a black glove with suspicious
fingerprints on it. They are led to a pyramid in
the middle of Saudi Arabia. But what happens
when they get there, and how will they be saved
from a group of power-hungry terrorists?